Where in the world ?

[bluemarble]

Welcome back to our game, @Victoria2. It's been a while.

 

Sorry, no, neither of those Brighton Beaches are near San Francisco or Brooklyn. There certainly are quite a few Brighton Beaches around the world aren't there? I didn't know San Francisco had one but google tells me it does.

 

I'm with you, @exlondoner. Our one visit to Brighton in Sussex was most enjoyable but the beach itself wasn't particularly pleasant to walk on.

Edited January 10 by bluemarble

[Host Hattie]

I think the second one is Melbourne, Australia. 

[Victoria2]

8 minutes ago, bluemarble said:

Welcome back to our game, @Victoria2. It's been a while.

 

Sorry, no, neither of those Brighton Beaches are near San Francisco or Brooklyn. There certainly are quite a few Brighton Beaches around the world aren't there? I didn't know San Francisco had one but google tells me it does.

 

I'm with you, @exlondoner. Our one visit to Brighton in Sussex was most enjoyable but the beach itself wasn't particularly pleasant to walk on.

Thx

 

Simple reason for my absence, I didn't know the answers.

 

Still don't !!😄

[Host Hattie]

And the first one could be Barbados. 

[bluemarble]

18 minutes ago, Host Hattie said:

I think the second one is Melbourne, Australia. 

 

16 minutes ago, Host Hattie said:

And the first one could be Barbados. 

 

Excellent! You got them both. The second image is from the Brighton Beach webcam at the Brighton Savoy near Melbourne, Australia. The first image is from one of the Brighton Beach webcams at the West Indies Rum Distillery near the port of Bridgetown, Barbados.

Edited January 10 by bluemarble

[Host Hattie]

They both look lovely beaches.

[exlondoner]

43 minutes ago, bluemarble said:

Welcome back to our game, @Victoria2. It's been a while.

 

Sorry, no, neither of those Brighton Beaches are near San Francisco or Brooklyn. There certainly are quite a few Brighton Beaches around the world aren't there? I didn't know San Francisco had one but google tells me it does.

 

I'm with you, @exlondoner. Our one visit to Brighton in Sussex was most enjoyable but the beach itself wasn't particularly pleasant to walk on.

Indeed. If you want a lovely beach on the South Coast of England, you have to come to Bournemouth. 😀

[exlondoner]

And to add another: Here is our balcony railing on QV as we sailed past New Brighton on Merseyside with the abandoned Perch Rock Lighthouse.

 

Edited January 10 by exlondoner

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2 hours ago, bluemarble said:

There certainly are quite a few Brighton Beaches around the world aren't there?

 

Good morning everyone!

 

Australia has a few more Brighton Beaches in addition to the Melbourne VIC one.  One is nearby to me in Brighton QLD, just north of Brisbane near Redcliff.  Another is out in WA, in Scarborough just north of Fremantle/Perth.  A third similar one is Brighton-Le-Sands beach, in Botany Bay near Sydney airport.  A pity that no Cunard ships were nearby to any of these at the time.

 

A popular name indeed for a beach.

[NE John]

The Brighton Beach in Brooklyn is called “Little Odessa” with the large Russian/Ukrainian population there. I used to go there for great smoked meats, smoked fish, and caviar but the traffic is so bad and parking non-existent it’s a pain to go now. However, the beach is right near Coney island and is a truly beautiful area with Eastern European cafe’s on the boardwalk and very wide beach. You won’t believe you’re in NYC. I saw the Concorde land into JFK airport while once hanging out at a Brighton Beach cafe and the beach can be seen while leaving NY on a TA on the port side right after QM2 passes Coney Island. 

[ExArkie]

20 hours ago, exlondoner said:

Indeed. If you want a lovely beach on the South Coast of England, you have to come to Bournemouth. 😀

We met friends in Bournemouth for a few days before our December 2022 westbound TA. Lovely beach, but for some strange reason very few people on it during the dead of winter with gray overcast skies. 

[exlondoner]

22 minutes ago, ExArkie said:

We met friends in Bournemouth for a few days before our December 2022 westbound TA. Lovely beach, but for some strange reason very few people on it during the dead of winter with gray overcast skies. 

Strange that. Had the sun been out, there would have been swarms of people even in the winter. And, if it’s windy, there are sometimes surfers, though the surf isn’t significant.

[bluemarble]

Here's a crop of a larger webcam image to retain full resolution at the maximum size allowed for a Cruise Critic attachment. That said, the Cunard ship in this image is still only a small blip within the area I've circled in red to the right of center. This is a port we've seen before. I'm confident it will be identified relatively soon.

 

[Colin_Cameron]

Not sure why I think I know this one as I've never been there. 

 

I've checked Google Maps and it looks like a match for Hobart, Tasmania.

[bluemarble]

3 minutes ago, Colin_Cameron said:

Not sure why I think I know this one as I've never been there. 

 

I've checked Google Maps and it looks like a match for Hobart, Tasmania.

 

That was quick. Yes, that image is from one of the City of Hobart's webcams at kunanyi/Mt Wellington.

[bluemarble]

Here's a photo of a Cunard ship at a port we haven't seen yet and it's not on our unseen ports list either. This photo is courtesy of Justin Merrigan.

 

[QM2_SYD]

My guess would be Queen Elizabeth berthed at Port Lincoln, South Australia today.

[bluemarble]

8 minutes ago, QM2_SYD said:

My guess would be Queen Elizabeth berthed at Port Lincoln, South Australia today.

 

That's correct. That is indeed a very recent photo of QE at Port Lincoln today, the first time a Cunard ship has called there as far as I know. And it wasn't a scheduled call until very recently when QE's current cruise was diverted away from Queensland because of Tropical Cyclone Kirrily.

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Excellent, thanks @bluemarble for sourcing a photo of QE in Port Lincoln today.  This makes port number 642 in total, and 30 in Australia.

[sogne]

if i recall correctly a maiden call

[rog747]

5 minutes ago, sogne said:

if i recall correctly a maiden call

Looks cold and very Northern ---- very Viking....

[bluemarble]

8 hours ago, rog747 said:

Looks cold and very Northern ---- very Viking....

 

You are on the right track. This port's name is derived from Norse mythology.

[Sarnia 432]

Thorshaven in the Faroes?

[bluemarble]

3 minutes ago, Sarnia 432 said:

Thorshaven in the Faroes?

 

Welcome to our game, @Sarnia 432! Always good to see new players.

 

Torshavn is the identification I came up with. @sogne will be able to confirm for us.

[D&N]

2 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

Welcome to our game, @Sarnia 432! Always good to see new players.

 

Torshavn is the identification I came up with. @sogne will be able to confirm for us.

It has a Shetland like look to it but the hills are a bit high. I was born on the second largest island but have no memories having left at seventeen months old. I've visited The Mainland once since.

I wondered if it might have been one of the other North Atlantic islands.

Edited January 28 by D&N